Author Archives: Syndicated Content
Cuba attracts $1.9 billion in foreign investment despite U.S. sanctions
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cash-strapped Cuba said on Tuesday it had attracted $1.9 billion worth of foreign investment over the past year despite tighter U.S. sanctions and said it continued to reduce intern...
Dec 08, 2020
JPMorgan’s Dimon sees higher 2021 expenses; fourth quarter markets revenue up 20%
NEW YORK (Reuters) - JPMorgan Chase & Co's expenses in 2021 will likely top $67 billion, slightly higher than analysts' estimates, CEO Jamie Dimon said on Tuesday at an investor conference. Dimon indi...
Dec 08, 2020
Rep. Upton announces expansion of broadband internet in rural Michigan
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WKZO AM/FM) — - U.S. Rep. Fred Upton, R-St. Joseph, announced Tuesday that access to high-speed broadband is expanding to 16,280 rural homes and businesses in southwest Michiga...
Dec 08, 2020
After weeks of caution, Mexican president set to recognize Biden win -sources
By Dave Graham and David Alire Garcia MEXICO CITY (Reuters) - Mexico's president is expected to congratulate U.S. President-elect Joe Biden next week on his victory once it is certified, three officia...
Dec 08, 2020
U.S. companies sitting on record cash pile – S&P Global
(Reuters) - U.S. corporations are sitting on record amounts of cash to reduce shock caused by the coronavirus pandemic, S&P Global Ratings said on Tuesday. Cash and investments owned by non-financial ...
Dec 08, 2020
Trump’s EPA to finalize rule making it harder for new clean air curbs – source
WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will finalize on Wednesday its overhaul of how it measures the costs and benefits of proposed new curbs on pollution, a move that is lik...
Dec 08, 2020
U.S. Supreme Court rejects Republican challenge to Biden’s Pennsylvania win
By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Supreme Court on Tuesday handed a defeat to Republicans seeking to throw out up to 2.5 million mail-in ballots in Pennsylvania as they try to undo Pr...
Dec 08, 2020
Japan’s new government bond issuance to exceed $960 billion as COVID-19 hits tax revenues – Nikkei
TOKYO (Reuters) - Japan's new government bond issuance in the current fiscal year is likely to hit a record exceeding 100 trillion yen ($960 billion) as the coronavirus pandemic took a heavy toll on t...
Dec 08, 2020
Brazil signs letter of intent with Pfizer for COVID-19 vaccine doses
BRASILIA (Reuters) - Brazil has signed a letter of intent with Pfizer Inc guaranteeing the delivery of more than 70 million COVID-19 vaccine doses from January next year, Health Minister Eduardo Pazue...
Dec 08, 2020
Helicopter crashes in French Alps, six people missing
PARIS (Reuters) - Six people were missing in the French Alps on Tuesday after a helicopter crashed at an altitude of 1,800 meters (5,905 feet), local authorities said. The pilot of the aircraft, which...
Dec 08, 2020
